In June 2016 an image macro became newly popular (likely due to a concurrent cancer conspiracy rumor) on social media, holding that the bitter almond tree had been banned across the United States ...

a bit too bitter for some of us. These are the seeds and fruit of a tree species native to portions of the western Amazon. Cacao, Theobroma cacao, is distantly related to hibiscus and okra ...

In Jokha Alharthi’s novel “Bitter Orange Tree,” thwarted desires are passed down through generations. By Joumana Khatib BITTER ORANGE TREE, by Jokha Alharthi Translated by Marilyn Booth It ...

In botany terms, they're hermaphrodites — not unusual in the plant world, but rare in such abundance for this tree. "At the Arboretum I’ve seen these cones on this tree before, but I've never ...